A survey of resources is provided for improving youth programs conducted by religious organizations. After a brief introductory chapter establishing the focus of the document, the second chapter offers an overview of adolescent physical, intellectual, moral, social, emotional, and religious development. In addition, the attitudes of young…

To be used in conjunction with the "Nutrition Education--Choose Well, Be Well" curriculum series, this resource manual is designed to help teachers in preschools, kindergartens, and grades 1 through 6 acquire the proficiency necessary for providing effective nutrition education. The document is based on the goals set forth in the Health…

This guide is based on one published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in 1980. The guidelines are presented in an effort to assist in the selection of textbooks. There are two major sections. The first, How to Get Started, has sections on: Reviewing Objectives; Assessing the Program; Selecting the Evaluation Committee; Developing…

This booklet provides a guide to archival and library collections related to the history of Hungarians in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. Information was obtained from churches, clubs, cultural and civic organizations, fraternal associations, libraries, special collections, and private collections. Descriptions of the holdings of 13…

This bibliography provides a listing of authoritative research materials concerning the Hungarian experience in America. Listings represent sources of information in public libraries, universities, and organizational collections; some are in private collections in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) area. Materials covered are: (1) Hungarian history,…

This unit on Wyoming Indians provides concepts, activities, Indian stories, and resources for elementary school students. Indian values and contributions are summarized. Concepts include the incorrectness of the term "Indian," the Indians' democratic society and sophisticated culture, historical events, and conflicts with whites over the…

Designed for elementary school students, this unit on the coming of the railroad in Wyoming provides concepts, activities, resource lists, and maps. Concepts stress the coming of the railroad in 1867-69, routes which were considered, towns owing their origin to the railroad, the railroad ownership of southern Wyoming, and the relationship between…

Meant to be used in conjunction with the National Diffusion Network's annual catalog, Educational Programs That Work, this inventory lists materials and equipment used to implement programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel at adopting sites. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order by program name. Each entry contains the…

Presented is a curriculum assessment and bibliography which identifies energy education materials useful to elementary and secondary teachers. Materials described are indexed by grade level and grouped according to whether they are: (1) activities, (2) background materials, or (3) teacher reference materials. In addition to the standard…

Intended chiefly for nutrition instructors in elementary, secondary, and college classes, this bibliography can supplement the reading lists of other nutrition fields, such as food science and diet therapy. Separate sections of the document are devoted to books, documents and journal articles culled from the ERIC data base, films, multimedia…

Intended for the laboratory session of a 2-credit course on science and engineering information, this workbook introduces upper level undergraduate and graduate students to traditional and computerized library resources. Initially it presents the student with the basic information tools used to locate books, magazines, and journals, and includes…

This bibliography annotates over 700 books and articles published from 1950 to 1976 that discuss the teaching of creative writing in the elementary and secondary classroom. It is intended to enable teachers to locate a variety of materials to aid in planning teaching approaches and techniques and to help teachers and students pursuing studies on…

This module is one of five modules on length, area, volume and capacity, mass, and temperature, developed for the use of teachers and teacher-trainer team leaders. Primary and intermediate activities in this booklet concentrate on the concept of temperature with emphasis on metric measurement. The objectives and needed materials for each activity…

This guide to free resource materials has been developed for instructors, coaches, directors, and others in the areas of health, physical education, and recreation. Selected existing free resource materials currently available (1978) are listed. Materials include films, filmstrips, slides, transparencies, tapes, scripts, and transcriptions. The…